Amazon Music Changes to Prime and Unlimited 2024

Part 1. Amazon Prime Music Changes

On November 01, 2022, Amazon Music announced some changes to Amazon Prime Music. It claims to expand music benefits but many users don't like the changes. Now let's see Amazon Music changes for Prime members.

1. Expanded Library

Amazon Music Prime members previously had access to 2 million songs. Now, they can access Amazon Music's full catalog of more than 100 million songs. All these songs are ad-free. In addition, they can can now listen to a variety of podcasts without paying more.

2. Skip Features

While Amazon Music Prime has access to a vast catalog, Amazon Music removes the freedom to play specific songs. Previously, you could listen to and skip songs anytime, anywhere. But now this function is gone. You can only pick music on demand from the All-Access Playlists. If you want to listen to a specific song that's not on the All-Access Playlists, it'll just play a shuffle or similar songs. (PS: All-Access playlists on Echo devices can only be played in shuffle mode.)

3. Download Option

Previously, Amazon Music Prime members could download songs to listen to offline without an internet connection. But with the new November 2022 update, you won't be able to download music. You can only download songs from All-Access playlists. (Skip to Part 3 to get a method to download songs from Amazon Music Prime.) That's why many users think Amazon Music Prime is the same as Spotify's free tier. But when comparing Amazon Music and Spotify, Amazon Music Prime wins over Spotify Free with its ad-free service.

4. Alexa Integration

Amazon Music Prime is compatible with Amazon Echo, Fire TV, and Fire tablets. You can control Amazon Music playback using Alexa voice commands. But there is no on-demand listening, as it's only available on Unlimited right now. By the way, the new twist on Amazon Music Prime is available on the Amazon Music app and Alexa. They are supported on all Amazon Music app versions 22.14 or later.

Part 2. Amazon Music Unlimited Changes

Amazon Music Unlimited is the highest subscription level for Amazon Music. On August 16, 2023, Amazon Music announced that it is increasing the price of Amazon Music Unlimited.

Previously, the Amazon Music Unlimited Individual Plan for Prime cost $8.99/month and $89/year, but it is now $9.99/month and $99/year. The Amazon Music Unlimited Family Plan used to be $15.99/month and $159/year, but it's now $16.99/month and $169/year.

For non-Prime subscribers, the monthly fee for Amazon Music Unlimited climbed from $9.99/month to $10.99/month.

With so much variation among Amazon Music Prime subscribers, it's clear that upgrading to Amazon Music Unlimited offers even more benefits, including unlimited skips, offline listening, HD, Ultra HD, and Spatial Audio, and more. Or, you can keep reading for tips on getting unlimited listening to Amazon Music with Prime or Free.

Part 3. How to Download Songs from Amazon Music with Prime

With changes to Amazon Music Prime, you can no longer download songs for offline listening (except for All-Access playlists). You need to upgrade to Unlimited for $9.99/month to listen to music offline. If you think it's expensive, you can use DRmare Amazon Music Downloader to skip this limitation.

With this intelligent converter, you can download music from Amazon Music Free, Prime and Unlimited. It supports any type of music, including songs, playlists, albums, podcasts, etc. Moreover, it can also maintain HD, Ultra HD, etc. without lossless sound quality. Better yet, it can download Amazon Music songs at a speed 5 times faster than Amazon Music. It also converts Amazon Music to MP3 or other common formats, so that you can listen to Amazon Music on any incompatible device.

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Step 1Add Amazon Prime Music songs to DRmare

Please first download and install DRmare Amazon Music Converter on your PC. Then launch it and the Amazon Music app also pops up. You can drag and drop Amazon Music Prime songs to this converter's main interface. Alternatively, you can copy and paste the music link into DRmare's top search box and then click on '+' to add music.

Step 2Reset output settings for Amazon Music

If you skip this step, it will download Amazon Music to MP3 by default. If you want to change the output parameters, please go to the 'Menu' icon at the top-right corner and then choose 'Preferences' > 'Convert'. There you can change the audio format, bitrate, channel, sample rate, etc. Remember to click on 'OK' to apply these changes.

Step 3Download songs from Amazon Music Prime

Click the 'Convert' button in the lower right corner, and the software will download all the Amazon Prime Music songs to your computer. You can then click the 'History' list with a red prompt, or head to the 'Output' destination folder to find them. Then you can play Amazon Music on any device you want without an internet. You can also keep these downloaded tracks forever.

Part 4. In Summary

With new changes to Amazon Music, Prime members can no longer enjoy offline music. But thanks to DRmare Amazon Music Converter, you can download songs from Amazon Music Prime or Free. That means you can play over 100 million songs online or offline even without an internet connection. Even better, you can move downloaded Amazon Music files to other devices for use.